At first, you think that Petra is going to "Repay you" for last night in a sexual way, but instead, she decides to give you information behind what is going on. She displays a short message on the tablet.
"I'm going to tell you the history between heads and bodies." It reads.
"Okay. I'm a little confused about what you mean at the moment." You say. Petra then spends a while writing out her explanation for you. Once she is done, she sits the tablet in front of you and gets dressed while you read it.
"Okay, here it goes. Human history goes back further than you think. Over time, heads forgot about this history, but us, bodies, remember. While in school, bodies would actually learn about this history without the heads ever knowing about it. We communicate differently from you. You use speech, noise and facial expressions. We use body language and telepathic communication. Of course, we can't use body language while under the control of a head.
Anyway, a long time ago, before documented history, heads and bodies as we know them today were originally two separate species. Bodies looked pretty much the same as they do now, only we didn't have necks since we didn't have heads either. Our shoulders were just flat, rather than supporting the neck. As for heads, you guys were a bit different. Heads were originally a type of parasite. Your appearance was mostly the same, but unlike bodies, heads used to be genderless. You also had tentacle types things which sprouted from where your neck is now. You would use these to move around and leech onto things. In order to survive, heads would leech onto bodies, driving their tentacles into our shoulders and taking control of our nervous system. Once this happened, those bodies would be considered "infected", since any attempt to remove the head would kill the body that the head has leeched onto. Slicing the tentacles also killed the heads. Eventually, every body in existence became "infected". We would still be alive, but we would be now enslaved by the heads.
As evolution kicked in, the head's tentacles developed into necks and both species became one. All bodies from then on would be born with a head already attached. The heads also developed genders to match their bodies. However, through this evolution, bodies managed to retain their own consciousness, separate from the heads. Over time, the heads forgot that this even existed. Over the course of many centuries, bodies would eventually develop a way to overpower the heads and remove them without killing either of us. We could even attach a different head if we wanted to. The first rebellion took place thousands of years ago. It only lasted for about a year and then we let the heads take control again.
Once again, the heads forgot about this and continued their lives, unaware that we could take control at any moment. Right now, this is the second rebellion. This has been planned for decades, and is planned to continue for the next year. We each have our own goals with it. Some wish to enlighten the heads, others wish to abandon their own heads and seek out new heads that will treat them better. Then there are those, like me, who just want to have fun and then return to the way things were before.
One other thing is that since the last rebellion, we have evolved again. Each body now has a unique ability and this is the perfect opportunity to test them out."
You can't believe that such history exists. You wonder if any of the other heads have been told this.
"Wow. This is amazing. You really have enlightened me." You say. Petra grabs the tablet and writes on it again.
"Thank you." The tablet reads.
"Although, I would like to apologise for everything that the heads have done to you." You tell her.
"It's okay. We're the same species now. It is normal for us to be under your control. We're not rebelling because we hate you. Well, most of us don't." Petra's tablet reads.
"Alright, so what should we do today?" You ask.
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